We are excited to launch the first "IBD patient education series".
The first webinar will be taking a close look at IBD and the impact COVID-19 has had on those living with the condition, followed by an interactive Q&A session.
Register at:
Thank you
@IBD_FloMD
for all your support🙏 It’s been a real privilege to work with and you and this phenomenal team! I will miss you all so much and look forward to continue working together from
@CCAD
The Envelope “Just listen to your patient, and he will tell you what the diagnosis is” was the proverbial teaching wisdom. But there is something missing in that statement: the patient must feel that I am interested.
Fantastic talk by
@MRegueiroMD
on optimizing anti-ILs and anti-integrins at the Saudi
#IBDMasterclass
✅ your first drug is your best drug
✅ don’t cycle through biologics, need to optimize
✅important to get it right from induction
@nahlaassam5
Congratulations
@IBD_FloMD
! Great paper and great research coming out of your lab, with the potential to really change the lives of our pts with stricturing Crohns
@MRegueiroMD
@HolubarStefan
How do we perform a virtual physical exam and have people found them helpful? I know we picked up a few important findings like new onset leg edema in a patient with
#IBD
. Here’s an example of a virtual exam by
@SVogler33
.
@JPAchkarMD
@MRegueiroMD
@CarolRouphaelMD
Great discussion this AM on
#IBD
LIVE. 1) Pt w/ Jpouch, anal stricture & fistula. 2) Pt w/ acute severe
#UC
, eventually did great on infliximab. Important to remember to treat the patient adequately despite being in the middle of a pandemic!
#COVID19
@MRegueiroMD
1/
Incredibly important work being done by
@ibdesis
& highlighted by
@MondayNightIBD
! Patients in
#SouthAsia
& the
#Gulf
need all the help and support they can get. ++challenges like lack of resources or access to reliable care/info & stigma surrounding
#IBD
. Thanks for all you do❤️
Did you know the
@CrohnsColitisFn
has launched a restroom finder app for patients with
#IBD
?
#MedTwitter
: the
#WeCantWait
app is a great new resource for patients living with
#IBD
or other illnesses that can lead to frequent restroom use. Download here:
Brilliant state of the art lecture on polypectomy by
@tberzin
. 80% of polyps referred for surgery can be removed endoscopically. Great clinical pearls!
#scopingsundays
.
OLE tofacitinib
#UC
program data show total CHOL/HDL and LDL/HDL ratios are generally unaffected by tofacitinib treatment, with a low frequency of MACE (IR 0.26/100 patient-years).
Tune in to
@CleClinicMD
#GlobalIBDVP
on 3/23/2021 to hear Prof. Iris Dotan, MD, PhD discuss “Pouchitis: from clinical management to mechanistic insights”, along with a case presentation by
@RuthvikPadival
. Register today at
Fantastic program. Highlights: phenomenal faculty to learn from, true multidisciplinary care, holistic and patient-centered care with the IBD medical home and so many learning opportunities. And a wonderful program director!
@IBD_FloMD
@MRegueiroMD
@BenClickMD
@tqaziMD
Great discussion around the article “Expression of SARS-CoV-2 Entry Molecules ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in the Gut of Patients With IBD” happening now in
@IBDJournals
webinar
#COVID19
#IBD
IBD and GI fellows! Don’t forget to pre-register for the Fellow’s session
@IBDConference
12/12/20 Session 1: 1000-1130 EST, Session 2: 1245-1430 EST
Great topics, small group roundtable discussions, ask the faculty anything! 1/
Is this for real? Conclusion: “Female physicians are not inferior to male physicians in performing emergency endotracheal intubation.” It’s appalling. Shame on the authors and on the journal for publishing such an insulting study.
#WomenInMedicine
I’m looking forward to
@AmerGastroAssn
&
@CrohnsColitisFn
#CCCongress22
, the premier conference on IBD. Don’t miss the early bird deadline (Nov. 3). Use my promo code to increase your savings! DM me for the code.
Great talk by
@HolubarStefan
on surgical emergencies for the
@CleClinicMD
#IBDmasterclass
. 1st step in surgical management of
#ASUC
: get the colon out before it’s too late + EI. 3 ways to manage the rectal stump👇case by case approach but subQ implantation preferred in many cases
Digestive symptoms are common. Up to 50% of patients with
#COVID19
have GI symptoms on admission. In another study, 16% of patients with
#COVID19
only presented with GI symptoms. 5/
We now have more data on IBD and
#COVID19
via the SECURE-IBD registry. 87 patients reported as of 3/25. Data posted on . Thank you
@ryanungaro
and team for the updates this AM! 12/
The
@CrohnsColitisFn
and the
@AmerGastroAssn
are taking
#CCCongress22
virtual! Join us live from the comfort of your favorite device or watch the recorded sessions at your convience after the event. Use my discount code when you register!
Humbled and honored by this award. Congratulations to
@ibddocmaria
&
@williamsandborn
for the well deserved award for their transformative influence on
#IBD
care
👇Largest prospective cohort of
#COVID19
inpatients so far in
@bmj_latest
. On top of the important findings below, 29% of patients (5384/18605) presented with
#GI
symptoms (abdominal pain/vomiting/diarrhea). 4% presented with GI symptoms alone (no resp sx).
Over 20,000 patients w/
#COVID19
hospitalized in UK
@ICNARC
shows symptoms, biggest risk factors for dying (age, male, obesity) and high fatality overall, especially for those requiring mechanical ventilation
@bmj_latest
#Faecal
#calprotectin
effectively excludes inflammatory bowel disease in 789 symptomatic young adults with/without alarm symptoms: a prospective UK primary care cohort study
#IBD
READ WHOLE REPORT FREE
🆕Structuring in
#crohns
, concerns?
Yes: according to
@IBD_FloMD
Natural history of strictures is unknown
Risk for balloon dilation/surgery
➡️1 year 26%
➡️4 years 45%
❇️Risk factors
Obstructive symptoms, stricture duration & length
@uegjournal